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WCDT strips 3706-3710 (26th to 30th March 2018)
snufflebottoms:
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--- Quote from: snufflebottoms on 26 Mar 2018, 20:48 ---I'm actually getting annoyed with Brun at this point.
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You don't know what it's like to be on the spectrum, do you?
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I'd rather we not discuss whether I personally am autistic. It's none of your business and I don't want to talk about it.
What I will say is that being autistic doesn't magically make someone not annoying. Btw - Has Jeph confirmed that Brun is autistic? A person CAN just be awkward and bad at social cues without having autism.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: snufflebottoms on 27 Mar 2018, 04:40 ---Btw - Has Jeph confirmed that Brun is autistic? A person CAN just be awkward and bad at social cues without having autism.
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Brun has also demonstrated other symptoms of some type of autistic spectrum issues. Most notably, she has had one on-page meltdown where she becomes uncommunicative and cannot process sensory data.
EDIT - It starts in this strip and it isn't at all what I'd consider a typical shock reaction to what she's just been through.
Onionvolcano:
Brun is my favorite character. She reacts as if she's exploring a world filled with bizarre, indecipherable behavior. Further: I enjoy the flashes of tummy.
snufflebottoms:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 27 Mar 2018, 04:56 ---Brun has also demonstrated other symptoms of some type of autistic spectrum issues. Most notably, she has had one on-page meltdown where she becomes uncommunicative and cannot process sensory data.
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So we've established that it's possible she's autistic and such a scenario wouldn't be Jeph pulling a diagnosis out his ass but she might also not be.
It seems like responses to comments about her or her actions always boil down to " :-o BUT --- THE SPECTRUM!! :-o" and it kind stops being a discussion about Brun and starts being a discussion about something that may or may not at most be one part of her character.
BTW, I don't dislike Brun. She's a fun character to watch and I enjoy the arcs with her. She's relatable enough to make me invested in her story. I still think she's reached a point in this arc where she is being annoying and a little rude.
ckridge:
--- Quote from: BlueFatima on 27 Mar 2018, 04:02 ---Has it been confirmed that she is on the spectrum? There could be many, many other reasons she is the way she is.
She could possibly have a number of other things going on from a strange/difficult upbringing to a number of conditions beyond being on the spectrum or a mix of this and that. At the end of the day, does it matter? Yeah, her behavior is unexpected (though it does seem to have a pattern), but as long as she's in character that's what matters most. Part of me kind of hopes she never gets a label. There are many people in RL who behave outside the norm who don't carry one (or keep it private).
I find her very relatable myself even though I kind of have the opposite problems with personal space. I used to joke with some friends that I was learning to be a person. I love her self reflectiveness and attempts to fit and be good to the people she is close with. It is obvious she takes a lot of time to work on changing her behavior, and that takes courage as it can be an uphill battle to change—even when it is to your own benefit.
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I agree. Diagnoses are good for getting Individualized Education Programs and medications authorized, but far too crude for personal relations or story reading. Brun is a particular instance of whatever the hell it is she is an instance of, with particular features all her own, and those particular features are some of the most important things about her. Jeph has written a good character here.
Brun is the most socially competent person in this situation. She is like a left-handed boxer in that she is always awkwardly placed in relation to others, but is thoroughly used to that awkward position while the people she faces are not. Clinton can't manage to mention that he has to pee, get comfortable with her close, ask for more space, or explain succinctly to Elliot what is going on. Elliot jumped to a conclusion and ran away. Brun, by contrast, explained what was going on succinctly and knew precisely what Clinton meant by "Don't worry about it."
My bet is that Brun gets up so close to Clinton because the way she manages boundaries is that you are out or in. If you are out, she holds you at a distance. If you are in, she will drop her face into the crook of your neck to get your smell. It's a trust thing. Clinton appears to be in. I suspect that not many other people are in, so she hasn't gotten the news that some people aren't perfectly comfortable up that close.
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